Nuclear Weapons

China may be considering putting its nuclear forces on alert.

Shashank Joshi catalogues India's relationship with hard power and its wide-ranging military toolkit.

The Nuclear Threat Initiative's 2016 index does not paint a reassuring picture of nuclear materials security in South Asia.

North Korea may have just tested a nuclear device.

Cooler heads prevailed in the end, but nuclear use was a real possibility in the Korean War.

Iran has complied with a major requirement of the July 2015 nuclear deal and shipped thousands of kilograms of uranium out of the country.

A discussion of tensions in East Asia, and some possible solutions

Assorted links on what you should be reading on U.S.-Pakistan relations in October 2015.

Pakistan's foreign secretary notes that Islamabad is ready to use low-yield nukes against India's "Cold Start" doctrine.

Pakistan won't get a nuclear deal. Even if it did, it wouldn't want one.

Plus, Russia-China hold naval drill, Pakistan's nuclear weapons, and U.S. policy in the South China Sea. Weekend links.

There are compelling reasons for India to join – and preserve – the Non-Proliferation Treaty.